One Bloor Condos

With all the buzz about the One Bloor Condos, anyone who loves to be the talk of the town will feel right at home here. Greater Gulf, the developer behind the project, even anticipates that the skyscraper at 1 Bloor Street East will become an “iconic global address.”

It certainly has, for now at least, contributed to the notoriety of the Yonge and Bloor neighbourhood. The One Bloor Condos were also the subject of many news pieces, many of which point directly to its height.

While originally Greater Gulf planned for 80 storeys, the final building sits at a cool 75. This makes it the second tallest residential building in the city, when floors are concerned. In terms of height, on the other hand, the condos at 1 Bloor East are the 6th tallest in Toronto — and that’s counting all buildings, including the CN Tower.

Between values such as “design, technology, customer experience,” a slogan that reads “live greatly,” and its location amid Yorkville and Yonge Street corridor, many standards are set extremely high when inspecting the One Bloor Condos. Once the other key players are added into the mix — Hariri Pontarini Architects on design, Cecconi Simone Inc. in charge of interiors, and Janet Rosenberg & Studios working on landscape architecture — the bar that has been set so high gets blown through the roof.

The façade is as sophisticated as the clientele attracted to this building, with slinky, s-shaped curves making their way up the building. Naturally, the skyscraper is clad in glass for a sleek and elegant aesthetic.

Also stylish are the amenities offered to residents; the building is equipped with a gym, spa, hot tubs, steam rooms, sauna, indoor and outdoor pools, yoga studio, party room, rooftop terrace, security, visitor parking, and of course a 24-hour concierge for keeping everything in order. Nordstrom Rack’s first Canadian location will eventually inhabit the ground floor, along with a massive (18,000 square feet to be precise) McEwan grocery store.